Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 1.98 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Zimbabwe, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1.98 for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.08 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.98, in 2025.
Zimbabwe ranks 128th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.08 | — |
| 2011 | 2.07 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.06 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.05 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.04 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.04 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.03 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.03 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.02 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.01 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.01 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.99 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.98 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.98 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.98 | -0.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.98 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.27, 87% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.98 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.15, 92% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.04 | 2.01 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0701 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Zimbabwe?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Zimbabwe was 1.98 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Zimbabwe ranks 128th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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